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  • chip or cheap
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  • rice or rise
    Voiceless. Tip of tongue between teeth. Friction.
  • worthy or wordy
    Voiced. Friction. Tongue between teeth.
  • ship or sheep
    ?
  • rich or reach
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  • there or dare
    Voiced. Friction. Tongue between teeth.
  • they or day
    Voiced. Friction. Tongue between teeth
  • sit or seat
    relax the mouth and keep the sound short
  • we or V
    Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround and glide.
  • ship or sheep
    ?
  • gas or guess
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  • loose or lose
    Voiceless. Tip of tongue behind teeth. Friction.
  • man or men
    move tongue to a lower front position
  • west or vest
    Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround and glide
  • fit or feet
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  • bat or bet
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  • wine or vine
    Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround and glide.
  • filled or field
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  • full or fool
    Back of tongue high. Lips rounded but relaxed. Short.
  • itch or each
    Relax the mouth and keep the sound short.
  • went or vent
    Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround and glide.
  • had or head
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  • land or lend
    Move tongue to a lower front position.
  • price or prize
    Voiceless : tip of tongue behind top teeth. Friction.
  • pull or pool
    Back of tongue high. Lips rounded but relaxed. Short.